When We Gather... by M. Florine Démosthène and Atsu Numadzi
When We Gather... by M. Florine Démosthène and Atsu Numadzi

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Attendance Details

  • Dates: Friday, July 9 - Sunday August 22

  • Gallery Hours (subject to change): Thursday/Friday from 4-8pm and Saturday/Sunday from 12-6pm

  • Location: Sandlot Southeast (Get Directions)

  • Hosted by Sandlot Southeast, in partnership with MRP Realty

Exhibit Information

“When We Gather…” is a visual arts installation highlighting the cultural significance of flag making in military campaigns, clan identity, spirituality, and storytelling. Démosthène and Numadzi will examine this mode of expression and cultural links between Haïti and the Eѵeawó people of Ghana, Togo, and Bènin.

Démosthène will use the history of Haïti’s battle for independence as a departure point for this project, particularly the role that women served. In January 1804, after a decade of revolution, Haïti liberated itself from European colonizers and emerged as the first post-colonial Black-led republic in the world. One of the women portrayed in Démosthène’s work is the warrior Victoria Montou aka Gran Adbaraya Toya. Gran Toya, originally from the Kingdom of Dahomey in modern Bènin, is credited with teaching hand-to-hand combat and knife throwing to Haïti’s founding father Jean Jacques Dessalines.  

Numadzi will investigate the historical symbology used by the Aƞlo Ewé people (one of 13 clans of the Eѵeawó) throughout military campaigns and festivals. The Ewé migrated from Egypt to Sudan to Bènin and Ghana. Their cultural symbols represent what they brought from all these places into Ghana, and who they are presently. For example, the flag is a symbol of strength, militancy, and togetherness representing the unified power of the clan and its supreme king. Numadzi, a prince himself, draws on his lineage and kingship to create his flags for the installation.

M. Florine Démosthène (Flo·reen Day·most·ten) was born in the United States and raised between Port-au-Prince, Haiti and New York. Démosthène earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Parsons School for Design in New York and her Master of Fine Arts from Hunter College-City University of New York. She has exhibited extensively through group and solo exhibitions in the USA, Caribbean, UK, Europe, and Africa, with recent solo shows including, Between Possibility and Actuality at Mariane Ibrahim Gallery Chicago, a solo booth exhibition with Mariane Ibrahim Gallery at the The New York Armory Fair and The Stories I Tell Myself with Gallery 1957, Accra. She is the recipient of a Wachtmeister Award, Tulsa Artist Fellowship, Arts Moves Africa Grant, and a Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant. She has participated in residencies in the USA, UK, Slovakia, Ghana, and Tanzania. Her work can be seen at National Museum for African American History and Culture, Africa First Collection, University of South Africa (UNISA), Lowe Museum of Art, Hessler Museum of Art, PFF Collection of African American Art and in various private collections worldwide.

Atsu Numadzi (Aaah·chu Nuu·maah·djee) is a Ghanaian artist whose work explores contemporary ideologies of blackness and West African culture. He was born in the Volta Region (Adidomé) and studied at Ghanatta College of Art and Design. His most recent work, “Africa In Us”, is a community investigation project where Numadzi creates a mixed media portrait that is based on a series of interviews with Southeast residents of Washington D.C. The core of his artwork has involved working with West African immigrants who are employed in the service industry, particularly hair stylists and barbers. He has exhibited in Ghana, Tanzania, and the United States. He is based in Washington D.C./Maryland.

CulturalDC supports innovative artists across all disciplines and makes their work accessible to diverse audiences. We provide unconventional space for relevant and challenging work that is essential to nurturing vibrant urban communities. CulturalDC has made a name for itself in providing a platform for bold contemporary artists to interact with audiences in thought-provoking ways. Previous exhibitions include “Ivanka Vacuuming” by Jennifer Rubell, “THIS IS NOT A DRILL” by Jefferson Pinder, and “Mighty, Mighty” by Devan Shimoyama. CulturalDC owns Source Theatre, and a 40-ft shipping container transformed into a Mobile Art Gallery. In addition to presenting, CulturalDC has brokered more than 350,000 square feet of artist space since 1998, including the Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, Atlas Performing Arts Center, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Source Theatre and Woolly Mammoth Theatre. Visit www.culturaldc.org; Facebook: CulturalDC; Instagram: @cultural_dc; or Twitter: Cultural_DC.

Social Media Tags: @florinedemosthene @numadzi @sandlotsoutheast @cultural_dc #WhenWeGather #MobileArtGallery #Haiti #Ghana #DCArt

Press Coverage

Contact Caitlin Caplinger at caitlin@culturaldc.org or 703.967.0208 to arrange interviews with the artists.

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Cultural DC
Overboard by Andy Yoder
Overboard by Andy Yoder

About

Attendance Details

  • Dates: Thursday, April 22 (Earth Day) — Sunday, June 27, 2021

  • Gallery Hours (subject to change): Thursday/Friday from 4-8pm and Saturday/Sunday from 12-6pm

  • Location: Sandlot Southeast (Get Directions)

  • Hosted by Sandlot Southeast, in partnership with MRP Realty

  • Access the Free Virtual Gallery Tour featuring stories from Andy Yoder

Exhibit and Artist Information

Thirty years ago, five shipping containers fell off a freighter during a storm, dumping 61,820 Nikes into the Pacific — an incident known as “The Great Shoe Spill of 1990.” As the shoes washed ashore on the coast of Oregon and Washington, a network of beachcombers collected, washed, and resold them.

Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer connected with this network to create data leading to an important study monitoring the ocean’s currents. It led to huge interest from the news media, including appearances by Dr. Ebbesmeyer on late-night TV shows. Nike embraced his work and nicknamed him “Dr. Ocean,” inviting him to speak to employees.

Yoder learned about this incident while researching ideas for his installation in CulturalDC’s Mobile Art Gallery, which is created out of a repurposed shipping container. The installation is comprised of over 220 sneakers constructed from recycled materials like boxes, bags, and posters. Each shoe is a version of the Nike’s iconic Jordan 5 sneaker, a shoe that was introduced in 1990, the same year as the spill.

The installation examines the sneakerhead culture and brings attention to the impact of capitalist consumer culture on our environment.

Andy Yoder is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. Yoder uses domestic objects as the common denominators of our personal environment. Altering them is a way of questioning the attitudes, fears and unwritten rules which have formed that environment and our behavior within it.

CulturalDC supports innovative artists across all disciplines and makes their work accessible to diverse audiences. We provide unconventional space for relevant and challenging work that is essential to nurturing vibrant urban communities. CulturalDC has made a name for itself in providing a platform for bold contemporary artists to interact with audiences in thought-provoking ways. Previous exhibitions include “Ivanka Vacuuming” by Jennifer Rubell, “THIS IS NOT A DRILL” by Jefferson Pinder, and “Mighty, Mighty” by Devan Shimoyama. CulturalDC owns Source Theatre, and a 40-ft shipping container transformed into a Mobile Art Gallery. In addition to presenting, CulturalDC has brokered more than 350,000 square feet of artist space since 1998, including the Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, Atlas Performing Arts Center, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Source Theatre and Woolly Mammoth Theatre. Visit www.culturaldc.org; Facebook: CulturalDC; Instagram: @cultural_dc; or Twitter: Cultural_DC.

Social Media Tags: @andyyoderart @sandlotsoutheast @cultural_dc #Overboard #MobileArtGallery #Nike #Jordan5s #RecycledArt #DCArtist #DCArt #Sneakerhead

Press Coverage

 
Museums: “Art installation features 200 sculptural ‘sneakers’ fashioned from high-end trash” by Kelsey Ables

Museums: “Art installation features 200 sculptural ‘sneakers’ fashioned from high-end trash” by Kelsey Ables

“If the Shoe Floats” by Guy Trebay

“If the Shoe Floats” by Guy Trebay

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Credit: Installation photos by Ryan Maxwell Photography; gradient shoe photos by Greg Staley.

 
 
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Press Release: Overboard by Andy Yoder in the Mobile Art Gallery
Press Release: Overboard by Andy Yoder in the Mobile Art Gallery

CulturalDC Spring Exhibit Is Inspired by the 1990 Nike Shoe Spill and Sneaker Culture

Andy Yoder’s “Overboard” Will Be Installed Inside a Shipping Container

To arrange an interview with artist Andy Yoder and CulturalDC Executive Director Kristi Maiselman, contact 

Janice L. Kaplan, JaniceLKaplan@JaniceLKaplan.com or 202-277-5461

       

Washington, DC – The infamous story of shipping containers filled with tens of thousands of Nike sneakers that spilled into the Pacific Ocean is the inspiration for “Overboard,” a new CulturalDC exhibition by Washington-based artist Andy Yoder. The exhibition, which will take place inside a 40-foot shipping container transformed into a mobile art gallery, references what has become known as “The Great Shoe Spill of 1990” as well as contemporary sneaker culture. It will be on view beginning April 4 near the D.C. waterfront. The exhibition is free and open to the public.    

“’Overboard’ will appeal to everyone from art lovers to sneakerheads to those who are simply drawn to Andy’s colorful artwork,” said Executive Director Kristi Masiselman. “The installation also will interest those who are concerned about the harm we are doing to our natural resources – which should be all of us. I can’t think of a better time to launch this exhibition than the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.” 

“My goal was to make something as unconventional, creative and lively as using a repurposed shipping container as a mobile exhibition space,” said Yoder. He hopes the installation will bring attention to the impact of consumerism on our planet. “I think of this as a story of second chances,” Andy said. “The sneakers go from hurting the ocean to helping it; a surplus shipping container gets a second life as an art gallery and castoff boxes, cartons and bags go from the recycling bin to life as high-end sneakers in an art gallery. The ripple event from the 1990 spill is still happening.”  

“The Great Shoe Spill”

In 1990, five shipping containers washed off the freighter Hansa Carrier during a tropical storm, dumping 80,000 Nike sneakers into the ocean. As they washed ashore along the Oregon and Washington coasts, an extensive network of beachcombers collected, washed and resold the shoes. Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer, a leading authority on flotsam, began collecting data about the shoes, which ultimately led to an important study of the ocean’s currents. Nike embraced Ebbesmeyer’s work, nicknaming him “Doctor Ocean.” 

Soon after being invited to create a site-specific work in CulturalDC’s shipping container mobile art gallery (which previously housed “The Barbershop Project”), Yoder came across the story of the Hansa Carrier. “Tens of thousands of beached sneakers? That was too good to pass up,” said the artist. 

“Overboard”

Yoder says the installation “will not only be immersive, but excessive – to match the event that inspired it.” The exhibition will include:

  • A wall of shoes resembling a store display and featuring hundreds of sneakers made out of materials reclaimed from recycling bins. These include cereal boxes, Bruce Lee posters, Hermès shopping bags, a blue Tiffany’s box, a reproduction of John James Audubon's famous flamingo and a print of Hokusai’s “The Great Wave.” Using Nike’s Air Jordan 5 shoe as his model, Andy hot glues the shoes together using 25 individual components. Each shoe takes three to six hours to create and will be displayed against a mural of ocean waves. 

  • Two 40-foot floor-to-ceiling digital photo murals; one depicts ocean waves while the other shows stacks of shipping containers.  

  • “Floating” collages, made of scraps of paper left over from making the shoes, that resemble the floating islands of plastic in the ocean.

About Andy Yoder

The focus of Yoder’s art is on using everyday objects and materials – from artificial flowers to crocheted yarn – in unexpected ways. For instance, his seven-foot long “Licorice Shoes” – made from actual black licorice – was inspired by childhood memories of the wingtip oxfords his father wore to the office and the crock of licorice his grandmother kept in her kitchen.  

A native of Cleveland and graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, Yoder also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. His work is in numerous public and private collections and has been featured in exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Queens Museum of Art, Winkleman Gallery in New York and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Commissions include works for ESPN, Continental Airlines, Progressive Insurance, David and Susan Rockefeller and the Saatchi Collection. After living in New York and Vermont, he moved to the Washington region nine years ago and, last summer, moved his studio to Stable, the new artist space in Northeast Washington. 

About CulturalDC 

CulturalDC sees the arts as a driving force in building sustainable communities by providing a wide range of programs and services that support artists’ ability to live and work in the DMV and by giving audiences access to affordable and accessible cutting-edge visual and performing art. Since 1998, CulturalDC has brokered more than 300,000 square feet of artist space, including the Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, Atlas Performing Arts Center, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Source Theatre and Woolly Mammoth Theatre. In addition to providing space, we facilitate opportunities for and present innovative visual, performing and multidisciplinary artists. 

Now in its third season, CulturalDC’s Mobile Arts Program challenges the limitations of traditional art spaces by bringing relevant, accessible art directly to local audiences. Under the umbrella theme of Ex(Change), the current season features artists who are actively redefining personal and socio-political narratives through a cross-cultural lens. The Mobile Art Gallery is the District’s first moveable art space and has a commitment to use art as a catalyst to build community. Visit www.culturaldc.org; Facebook: CulturalDC; Instagram: @cultural_dc; or Twitter: Cultural_DC.

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Cultural DC
Press Release: Zoe Charlton's Rendition at Union Market

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 21, 2020

Zoë Charlton’s “Rendition” Addresses Cultural Identity, Race, Commodity, Cultural Tokenism

Opening Reception is February 8 in CulturalDC’s Mobile Art Gallery at Union Market

To arrange an interview with artist Zoë Charlton, contact Janice L. Kaplan, 202-277-5461 or JaniceLKaplan@JaniceLKaplan.com.

                       

Washington, DC – Several formative experiences have shaped D.C. and Baltimore-based artist Zoë Charlton’s career and inspired her work. Growing up, she was a frequent visitor to her grandmother’s blue house and wooded property in the Florida panhandle, a place that was “dense with growth and large with memory,” where extended family frequently gathered. At Florida State University, one of Charlton’s mentors, the late Ed Love, told her to “make sure you study with people who look like you.” He knew something she didn’t fully understand at the time: by being intentional about who you surround yourself with, you are building a community – a concept that would increasingly become important in her art and in her life. More recently, Charlton purchased from a Baltimore antique store a life-sized African figure from Cameroon and named it “Sib,” because she immediately identified the sculpture as a sibling or as kin. She calls it her doppelgänger.

 

These memories and moments have led to Charlton’s latest exhibition, “Rendition,” which addresses cultural identity, race, commodity and cultural tokenism. The exhibit will be on view in CulturalDC’s Mobile Art Gallery from Feb. 8 to March 22. The gallery, which is a renovated shipping container, will be placed outside the main entrance to Union Market, 1309 5th Street, NE. 

 

“My hope is that this installation sparks a conversation about the commercialization of culture and how race and cultural identity play a role in so many aspects of our lives, frequently without us even noticing,” said Charlton. “‘Rendition’ asks viewers to think about how blackness is used to sell everything from clothing and shoes to African sculptures.”

 

“CulturalDC purposely places its mobile exhibitions in locations that contextualize the art,” said Executive Director Kristi Maiselman. “It’s no coincidence that Zoë’s exhibit is on view in Washington, D.C.’s lively warehouse and market district.”

 

An opening reception will be held Feb. 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Mobile Art Gallery. The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Admission is free. “Rendition” is made possible in partnership with the Union Market District and EDENS.

 

“Rendition”

The exhibition includes:

 

·        Forty brightly colored masks, made from molds of African masks, hanging on the gallery walls.

·        Half a dozen brightly colored replicas of “Sib,” which was likely created as tourist art, placed throughout the gallery. Standing five-feet tall with hair in big knots, the sculptures are the same height and have a similar hairstyle to the artist. Charlton’s masks and figures have the appearance of being mass-produced from inexpensive materials – like so many commercial products on the market today. “Rendition” is a commentary on the value of art – and of people.

·        A large-scale collage that takes up an entire wall of the Mobile Art Gallery. With references to Charlton’s grandmother’s house and landscape as well as “Sib,” the elaborate and colorful collage is created with vinyl stickers created by the artist.

 

In addition, CulturalDC has commissioned Charlton to create a limited-edition print that will be for sale in the gallery. Each print, similar in design to the collage on the gallery wall, will feature a unique element added by the artist.

 

About Zoë Charlton

Charlton, who works from studios in both D.C. and Baltimore, has served on the faculty of The American University art department for 16 years, including as chair. She received her MFA degree from the University of Texas at Austin and BFA in painting and drawing from Florida State University. She participated in residencies at Artpace San Antonio, the Skowhegan School of Painting, the Ucross Foundation, the McColl Center for Art + Innovation, and at The Creative Alliance in Baltimore. Her work has been included in national and international group exhibitions including at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Harvey B. Gantt Center, Contemporary Art Museum in Houston, the Studio Museum of Harlem, the Zacheta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw, Poland.  Public collections include Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Birmingham Museum of Art, Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Phillips Collection (DC). She was also an animator for Flat Black Films in Austin, Texas, currently holds a seat on the Maryland State Arts Council and is a co-founder of ‘sindikit, an artist project space in Baltimore.

 

About CulturalDC

CulturalDC sees the arts as a driving force in building sustainable communities by providing a wide range of programs and services that support artists’ ability to live and work in the DMV and by giving audiences access to affordable and accessible cutting-edge visual and performing art. Since 1998, CulturalDC has brokered more than 300,000 square feet of artist space, including the Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, Atlas Performing Arts Center, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Source Theatre and Woolly Mammoth Theatre. In addition to providing space, we facilitate opportunities for and present innovative visual, performing and multidisciplinary artists.

 

Now in its third season, CulturalDC’s Mobile Arts Program challenges the limitations of traditional art spaces by bringing relevant, accessible art directly to local audiences. Under the umbrella theme of Ex(Change), the current season features artists who are actively redefining personal and socio-political narratives through a cross-cultural lens. The Mobile Art Gallery is the District’s first moveable art space and has a commitment to use art as a catalyst to build community. Visit www.culturaldc.org; Facebook: CulturalDC; Instagram: @cultural_dc; or Twitter: Cultural_DC.

 

About the Union Market District

The Union Market District is a place where businesses of all sizes launch, scale and innovate; a place for creative minds and businesses to connect, thrive, discover and make D.C. their own. Located a short walk from the United States Capitol and NoMa/Gallaudet Metro station, the Union Market District is a 45- acre historic urban development where, at its core, sits the acclaimed food market, Union Market. Since opening in 2012, Union Market has created its own thriving international community now averaging nearly 3 million visitors annually. With Michelin-recognized restaurants and retail concepts from both coasts, the District has hosted more than 500 pop-ups and events. The Union Market District is also home to several artists in residence, including John Dreyfuss, Maggie Michael and Dan Steinhilber. A contemporary Latin American market, La Cosecha, opened in the District in September 2019 on 4th Street. For more information, visit www.unionmarketdc.com or follow @UnionMarketDC on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

 

About EDENS

EDENS is a retail real estate owner, operator and developer of a nationally leading portfolio of 125 places. Our purpose is to enrich community through human engagement. We know that when people come together, they feel a part of something bigger than themselves and prosperity follows— economically, socially, culturally and soulfully. For information, visit www.edens.com or follow @WeAreEDENS.

 

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Cultural DC
Press Release: Wickerham & Lomax Pop-Up Exhibit in Union Market

CULTURALDC LAUNCHES TIME CAPSULE, NEW POP-UP EXHIBIT BY WICKERHAM & LOMAX

The Baltimore-based arts duo kicks off Ex(Change), CulturalDC’s 2019-2020 Mobile Arts Program Season in partnership with the Union Market District and EDENS

Washington, DC – Wickerham & Lomax - an award-winning artistic duo based in Baltimore - will stage the inaugural exhibit of CulturalDC’s 2019-2020 Mobile Arts Program Season, Ex(Change) in the Union Market District this November.

Known for their provocative multimedia work, Wickerham and Lomax’s Time Capsule examines the impact of digitization on identity in three parts:

  • Spootique, a pop-up exhibit at Union Market concentrating on corporeal change and its intersection with new media.

  • Souf Care & Souf Defense, a published poetry collection that examines what it means to be loved, sensitive and curious in the digital age.

Now in its third season, CulturalDC’s Mobile Arts Program challenges the limitations of traditional art spaces and brings relevant, accessible art directly to local audiences. Ex(Change), the 2019-2020 Mobile Arts season, unites artists who are actively redefining personal and socio-political narratives through a cross-cultural lens.

“As creative trendsetters in multi-media art, Wickerham & Lomax exemplify CulturalDC’s goal to engage our neighbors with relevant, high-quality work. We look forward to our continuing relationship with regional artists and home-grown hubs like Union Market,” says Kristi Maiselman, executive director of CulturalDC.

The opening of Time Capsule will be held on November 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the pop-up CulturalDC gallery located at 1258 4th St NE in the Union Market District. Time Capsule’s pop-up exhibit is free and open to the public Wednesday-Saturday: 11-8pm and Sunday: 11-6pm until January 12, 2020. In partnership with the Union Market District and EDENS, with additional support from Margaret Allen & Phil Perkins.

A free community events will complement Wickerham & Lomax’s exhibition: reading of poetry book entitled Souf Care & Souf Defense in collaboration with pop-up opera (pOPERA) with The In Series on Thursday, December 12 in the evening at 1258 4th St NE.

ABOUT CULTURALDC

CulturalDC (www.culturaldc.org) sees the arts as a driving force in building sustainable communities across Washington, DC. We provide a wide range of programs and services that support artists’ ability to live and work in the city. We give audiences access to affordable and accessible cutting-edge visual and performing art from artists living and working today. Since 1998, CulturalDC has brokered more than 300,000 square feet of artist space, including the Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, Atlas Performing Arts Center, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Source Theatre and Woolly Mammoth Theatre. In addition to providing space, we facilitate opportunities for and present innovative visual, performing and multidisciplinary artists. CulturalDC’s Mobile Art Gallery is DC’s first moveable artspace and a commitment to use art as a catalyst to build community. Each year, CulturalDC serves more than 1,000 artists and welcomes 40,000 audience members and participants who patron local businesses and contribute an estimated $1 million to the local economy. Facebook: CulturalDC Instagram: @cultural_dc Twitter: @Cultural_DC

ABOUT WICKERHAM & LOMAX

Wickerham & Lomax is the collaborative name of Baltimore-based artists Daniel Wickerham (b. Columbus, Ohio, 1986) and Malcolm Lomax (b. Abbeville, South Carolina, 1986). Their practice is based on the accelerated exchange of frivolous information, gossip, and codified language that crystallizes into accessible forms in hopes of giving dignity to that exchange. Recent exhibitions by Wickerham & Lomax include The Writers Room at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Baltimore, MD (2018); DUOX4Odell’s: You’ll Know If You Belong, commissioned by Neighborhood Lights, Light City, Baltimore (2017); Uncool at Terrault Contemporary, Baltimore (2016); Take Karaoke: A Proposition for Performance Art at Brown University, Providence, RI (2015); the Sondheim Prize Finalist Exhibition, Baltimore (2015); Girth Proof at Dem Passwords, Los Angeles (2015); the premiere of Encore in the AFTALYFE at the Artists Space booth, Frieze NY 2014; and BOY’Dega: Edited4Syndication for New Museum’s First Look series; DUOX4Larkin, Artists Space, New York (2012). Wickerham & Lomax are the 2015 winners of the $25,000 Janet and Walter Sondheim Prize.

ABOUT THE UNION MARKET DISTRICT

The Union Market District is a place where businesses of all sizes launch, scale and innovate; a place for creative minds and businesses to connect, thrive, discover and make D.C. their own. Located a short walk from the United States Capitol and NoMa/Gallaudet Metro station, the Union Market District is a 45- acre historic urban development where, at its core, sits the acclaimed food market, Union Market. Since opening in September 2012, Union Market has created its own thriving international community now averaging nearly 3 million visitors annually. With Michelin-recognized restaurants and retail concepts from both coasts, the District has hosted more than 500 pop-ups and events, attracting new concepts from YouTube Space to online retail powerhouse Everlane. The Union Market District is also home to several artists in residence, including John Dreyfuss, Maggie Michael and Dan Steinhilber. Since 2013, Union Market has partnered with local, national and international artists including The Hirshhorn, IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2019 Yoko Ono, Mr. Brainwash, Creative Time’s exhibit of Darius Frank, No Kings Collective, Brooke Bronner, Bryon Summers, Creative Theory and local KIPP art students. A contemporary Latin American market, La Cosecha, opened in the District in September 2019 on 4th Street. For more information about the Union Market District, please visit www.unionmarketdc.com or follow @UnionMarketDC on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

ABOUT EDENS

EDENS is a retail real estate owner, operator and developer of a nationally leading portfolio of 125 places. Our purpose is to enrich community through human engagement. We know that when people come together, they feel a part of something bigger than themselves and prosperity follows— economically, socially, culturally and soulfully. EDENS has 250 employees across offices in key markets including Washington, D.C., Boston, Dallas, New York, Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte, Houston and Denver. For additional information about the company and its retail real estate portfolio, visit www.edens.com or follow @WeAreEDENS.

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